Hefty Fine For Man Who Smuggled 300kg Of Meat
By Rol Ezam

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 21-year-old Bruneian man was slapped with a $3,600 fine or in default eight months' jail by the Bandar Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to smuggling 300kg of undeclared meat in his car.

Tasan bin Sarbini who is unemployed was caught red handed by a team of Customs Preventive officers in Kg Limau Manis following a public tip-off.

The court was told that the officers managed to apprehend the defendant as hewas unloading the goods. Officers found 180kg of meat inside the vehicle, while another 120kg-of meat was found near the area where Tasan had unloaded the goods.

According to the Royal Customs and Excise Department prosecuting officer, Tasan admitted that he received $100 from a middleman who had told him to deliver the meat which was estimated to be worth $1,800.

Meanwhile the same court also fined a 40-year-old Chinese Malaysian man $1,600 or in default six months' jail after he pleaded guilty to concealing several bottles of undeclared liquorand cartons of cigarettes in his car.

Ng Swee Phin, who is a father of four and employed as a plumber with a local company in Seria, admitted to smuggling 36 bottles of white wine and I 1 cartons of cigarettes in his car.

The court heard that the liquor was worth $360, while the cigarettes were worth $190. The smuggled goods were from Mid. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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